Fire and Police Blotter Feb. 8 – March 9, 2020

Feb.  8 EMS assisted the Coast Guard with a medevac from Dahl Clinic.

Feb. 9  Dispatch assisted a citizen in returning their lost dog.

Feb.  10  Fire personnel responded to a sprinkler alarm on 3^rd Ave.

Feb. 11 Dispatch assisted the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closed due to an avalanche.

Feb. 12 Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was re-opening.

Feb. 13 Police responded to a possible break-in at a Broadway Street business. Upon making contact, officers discovered it was an ATM repair technician.

Feb. 14 Police responded to a report of an aggressive coyote near the Pioneer Cemetery. 

Feb. 15 Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closed for the morning and re-opening at noon.

Feb. 16 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm on the Klondike Highway.

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closed due to several avalanches.

EMS assisted the Coast Guard with a medevac from Dahl Clinic.

Feb. 17 EMS responded to a medical emergency.

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was re-opening.

Feb. 18

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closing for the rest of the day due to a storm.

Feb. 20

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closing due to a storm.

Police spotted a coyote a few blocks north of City Hall.

Feb. 21

Dispatch advised several motorists of travel conditions on the Klondike Highway and that it was re-opening at noon.

Feb. 25

A coyote was spotted near 17^th Ave and Alaska Street.

EMS responded to two medical emergencies.

Feb.26

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closed due to avalanche mitigation. The highway remained closed for the day.

Feb. 27

Police, Fire, and Public Works personnel responded to an oil spill on State Street.

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was re-opening at noon.

Feb. 28

A coyote was spotted near 18^th Ave and Main Street.

March 3

Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm on Broadway Street.

March 5

Dispatch assisted the DOT in notifying residents the Klondike Highway was closed due to blizzard conditions.

March 9

Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm on Main Street.

Two fuel tanks filled with heating oil were drained in a suspected burglary on 15^th Ave.